Chris Martin, Dakota Johnson.Photo:Stewart Cook/CBS via Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty
Stewart Cook/CBS via Getty; Frazer Harrison/Getty
Chris Martinconsiders longtime partnerDakota Johnsonone of his best friends — even amid breakup rumors.TheColdplayfrontman, 47, gave a hint as to his relationship status with theMadame Webbactress, 35, in a new interview withRolling Stone, including her in a lineup of his exclusive list of “best friends.”“Phil [Harvey], Dakota, Jonny [Buckland], Will [Champion] and Guy [Berryman],” he said, naming Johnson, his bandmates and the band’s manager. “My kids.”Martin is dad todaughter Apple, 20, andson Moses, 18, with ex-wifeGwyneth Paltrow. The couple famously announced their“conscious uncoupling”in 2014, and finalized their divorce one year later.ThoughRolling Stonereported that the “Yellow” singer did not want to discuss his relationship with Johnson, as he didn’t feel it was his story to tell, he did say the pair listened toKacey Musgraves’ albumGolden Hourtogether only a few days earlier.Chris Martin on the cover of Rolling Stone.Yana Yatsuk“It is important to say that [romantic love] is such a big factor in everything, even though it feels right to keep it precious and private; I’m not denying its power,” he said.Martin and Johnson were first linked in the fall of 2017, and made their first public appearance together at Stella McCartney’s Autumn 2018 Collection event in January 2018.Though they’ve largely kept their relationship out of the public eye, Martingave the actress a special shoutoutwhile performing his song “My Universe” in 2021.“This is about my universe, and she’s here,” he told the crowd at the London show.Chris Martin for Rolling Stone.Yana YatsukIn March, Johnsontold Bustlethat she was abig fan of watching Martinperform.“I don’t know. I love watching him. I could watch him every day,' she said. “I don’t know how to explain it. I feel like, I don’t know… I’m watching my most favorite being do his most favorite thing.“A source told PEOPLE that same month that the couple hadactually been engaged for “years”after first sparking rumors in 2020, but “were in no rush to get married.”When breakup rumors began swirling over the summer, arep for Johnson shut them down, telling PEOPLE the pair were “happily together.”“Sure, they’ve had issues and taken breaks in the past, but things are great now,” asource told PEOPLEshortly after. “They both love their career. They are balancing things the best they can.”
Chris Martinconsiders longtime partnerDakota Johnsonone of his best friends — even amid breakup rumors.
TheColdplayfrontman, 47, gave a hint as to his relationship status with theMadame Webbactress, 35, in a new interview withRolling Stone, including her in a lineup of his exclusive list of “best friends.”
“Phil [Harvey], Dakota, Jonny [Buckland], Will [Champion] and Guy [Berryman],” he said, naming Johnson, his bandmates and the band’s manager. “My kids.”
Martin is dad todaughter Apple, 20, andson Moses, 18, with ex-wifeGwyneth Paltrow. The couple famously announced their“conscious uncoupling”in 2014, and finalized their divorce one year later.
ThoughRolling Stonereported that the “Yellow” singer did not want to discuss his relationship with Johnson, as he didn’t feel it was his story to tell, he did say the pair listened toKacey Musgraves’ albumGolden Hourtogether only a few days earlier.
Chris Martin on the cover of Rolling Stone.Yana Yatsuk
Yana Yatsuk
“It is important to say that [romantic love] is such a big factor in everything, even though it feels right to keep it precious and private; I’m not denying its power,” he said.
Martin and Johnson were first linked in the fall of 2017, and made their first public appearance together at Stella McCartney’s Autumn 2018 Collection event in January 2018.
Though they’ve largely kept their relationship out of the public eye, Martingave the actress a special shoutoutwhile performing his song “My Universe” in 2021.
“This is about my universe, and she’s here,” he told the crowd at the London show.
Chris Martin for Rolling Stone.Yana Yatsuk
In March, Johnsontold Bustlethat she was abig fan of watching Martinperform.
“I don’t know. I love watching him. I could watch him every day,' she said. “I don’t know how to explain it. I feel like, I don’t know… I’m watching my most favorite being do his most favorite thing.”
A source told PEOPLE that same month that the couple hadactually been engaged for “years”after first sparking rumors in 2020, but “were in no rush to get married.”
When breakup rumors began swirling over the summer, arep for Johnson shut them down, telling PEOPLE the pair were “happily together.”
“Sure, they’ve had issues and taken breaks in the past, but things are great now,” asource told PEOPLEshortly after. “They both love their career. They are balancing things the best they can.”
source: people.com
